Bill > HB2620

This bill modifies West Virginia's reckless driving law to explicitly define operating a vehicle at speeds 30 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit as reckless driving. Currently, reckless driving is defined as driving in a willful or wanton disregard for safety, but this bill adds a specific speed threshold as an additional criteria. The bill maintains existing penalties for reckless driving, which include jail time and fines: first-time offenders can be confined for 5-90 days or fined $25-$500, while repeat offenders face 10 days to 6 months in jail or $50-$1,000 in fines. Additionally, if reckless driving causes serious bodily injury (defined as creating a substantial risk of death, causing prolonged disfigurement or impairment of health), the offender can be jailed for 10 days to 6 months and fined $50-$1,000. The bill also slightly modifies language about exceptions for racing events and recreational vehicle areas, changing "shall not apply" to "may not apply" in those contexts.

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